FIRST EDITION of this "exquisite little volume, dedicated to the popular flower (Oak Spring Flora). The work contains a history of roses, descriptions of a selection of the popular varieties, notes on cultivation and properties of roses, poems, and a botanical appendix. Nissen 1266; Dunthorne 36; L.T. Tomasi, An Oak Spring Flora, 79, pp. 300-302); cf. Johnston, Cleveland Botanical 853.